The Spanish organization, as always, has been perfect.
Many the European countries participating:
Austria
Belgium
France
Germany
Great Britain
Israel
Italy
Nederland
Portugal
Slovenia
Spain
Switzerland
Italian national team has won almost everything but Youth Men figures won by Yannick Neumann from Germany. The rest of figures competitions was won by the Italian team with always a interesting fight with as usual very good figures level of german team.
In both free ladies and men the level was outstanding!
In Cadet ladies, Berlese from Italy has been performing wonderful double axel complete in rotations, triple jumps even if not complete and not technically perfect and wonderful double loop combinations. Good high levels spins with some problems on heel camel spin. Even her team mate Lambruschi skated very well, very good choreography and double loops combinations and double axel and triple not complete in rotations and sometimes landed on two feet but very good spins. Very good the Spanish team girls that positioned just behind the Italians skaters.
In Cadet mens Salsone from Italy performed very good complete in rotation double axel and good spins.
In Youth Ladies again Italy got the top three positions. Zago and Nemesio performed complete in rotations double Axel and triple jumps while Pasquini with no complete jumps but with amazing spins got second at the end. Even in this category Spain followed on the placements.
But the real show was the Youth men competition! The three Italian skaters could have participated in Senior competition! Betti and Girotto performed all triple jumps and high level spins. Zanchetta also performed triple jumps even in combinations but not the triple loop. Good the performance of the Spanish skater Jose Luis Valero Barcelo that with very good double jumps combination, good spins and not complete in rotations double axel and triple jumps.
Also dance and pairs were all won by the Italian team with a high level. As said before very important to underline good level dance couple in French and Spanish team.
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